Lee Trawick: reporter2@riverbendnews.org
A Lafayette County resident was pronounced deceased following a single vehicle accisent that occurred on Thursday, June 22, at approximately 3 a.m. In Alachua County. According to the Florida Highway Patrol report, the 23 year old driver – later identified as Eddie Collier III of Mayo was driving eastbound on County Road 232 in Alachua County. When his vehicle ran off the road onto the north shoulder, where its left side struck a tree. Collier was pronounced deceased at the scene by first responders.